Lamaze and Hospital Tour

On Sunday Chad and I had our second and final lamaze class. Rather than going to multiple classes, we opted for the two-day crunch session since we live a little ways from the hospital. The crunch session option turned out to be two very long days. We learned about the different stages of labor, the step by step birthing process, relaxation and breathing techniques, different kinds of medication options, epidurals and cesarean deliveries. Of course we also had some lovely videos to watch. Finally we reached the part we were most looking forward to, the hospital tour.



Our instructor showed us where to park and enter when in labor, a little bit of relief for Chad. We saw the triage area, where I'll be assessed to see if I am in fact far enough along or if it's still too early. We then got to see a typical delivery room. Most of the rooms have relaxation bathtubs, which are an added bonus. We learned all about how the delivery beds work, they are rather complex. We headed up to the nursery to see where the baby will spend some time. Unfortunately there weren't any babies up there at that time :(



Finally we ventured on to our recovery/postpardem rooms. Most insurance companies cover the shared room, the next room size up is the private room for an additional $100 a night as well as a suite for an additional $250 a night. We'll most likely get the private room so that Chad can spend the night with me.


By the end of our tour, my feet and back were killing me..........



Although the two lamaze days were long, they were very informative and have taken some of the unknown out of all of this. We have two more classes coming up in the next two weeks, Baby CPR and Breastfeeding. Hopefully we'll have great instructors!!!

All of this is REALLY happening and QUICK!